Diagnostic Imaging
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Diagnostic imaging refers to technologies that doctors use to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines and techniques can create pictures of the structures and activities inside your body. The technology your doctor uses will depend on your symptoms and the part of your body being examined. X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans and ultrasound are all types of diagnostic imaging.
Many imaging tests are painless and easy. Some require you to stay still for a long time inside a machine, though. This can be uncomfortable. Certain tests involve radiation, but these are generally considered safe because the dosage is very low.
For some imaging tests, a tiny camera attached to a long, thin tube is inserted in your body. This tool is called a scope. The doctor moves it through a body passageway or opening to see inside a particular organ, such as your heart, lungs or colon. These procedures often require anesthesia.
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Imaging and radiation risks
theheart.org — “Myocardial perfusion imaging alone accounts for 22% of the effective radiation dose from all study procedures, while CT scans of the abdomen, pelvis, and chest account for nearly 38%. An editorial states that there is a need for high-quality imaging trials to justify the risk patients are being exposed to with these tests.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Imaging radiation
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Thyroid Imaging Tests
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Breast Imaging
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healthimaging.com — “In the era of isotope shortages and heightened awareness of radiation dose exposure, it should come as good news that if low-risk patients have a normal stress myocardial perfusion imaging study, they need not undergo the conventional complementary rest study, according to a study in the May/June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.” View full resource at healthimaging.com
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